Sydney Sweeney tells PEOPLE that she “doesn’t support the views” that people connected her American Eagle campaign to:
“I was honestly surprised by the reaction. I did it because I love the jeans and love the brand. I don’t support the views some people chose to connect to the campaign. Many have assigned motives and labels to me that just aren’t true.
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m always trying to bring people together. I’m against hate and divisiveness. In the past my stance has been to never respond to negative or positive press but recently I have come to realize that my silence regarding this issue has only widened the divide, not closed it. So I hope this new year brings more focus on what connects us instead of what divides us.”
(https://t.co/sGYEubIEEV)
2016 is the last year (black) people collectively remember as a good year all around. Hm I wonder what monumental event took place to change all that? Surely it must’ve been something.